SD BB Senshi Gekirinsho Gundam

Release 2002.8

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - You can detach the shoulder armor and use it as a weapon called the Dragon Fang. It can be mounted on

You can detach the shoulder armor and use it as a weapon called the Dragon Fang,
and mount it on the forearm, or attach the right side-head parts to use it like a handle.

Attach the left-head structure to the Dragon Fang and you get the Dragon Horn.

Attach the scabbard to the Dragon Fang and you get the Dragon Lyre.

Attach the wings to the Dragon Fang and you get the Dragon Wing.

Combine all the weapons together and the Dragon Knuckle is complete.

Compared to the usual SD level of articulation, the arms can raise out to the sides at least a little.

Wing articulation

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (1/8)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (2/8)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (3/8)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (4/8)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (5/8)

SD Gekirinsho Gundam - Action poses using the various weapons (6/8)

Action poses using the various weapons

Together with SD Yakushinkan.

This kit is the SD Gekirinsho Gundam, released as part of the SD Gundam Musha Maruden 2 series. It reuses some runners from BB Senshi No. 126 Musha Victory, and the wings in particular still carry that Victory Gundam vibe — though the main body is a completely different design.

Like its predecessors, you can remove some of the armor to create a light armor type, and the right shoulder armor can be detached and used as a weapon called the Dragon Fang. You can plug it onto the forearm, or attach the right side-head parts to use it like a handle. The Dragon Fang can also be combined with various other weapons to form new armaments — attach the left-head structure for the Dragon Horn, the scabbard for the Dragon Lyre, or the wings for the Dragon Wing. And if you combine all the weapons together, you get the Dragon Knuckle. The variety of weapon combinations is really the highlight of this kit.

Thanks to all those weapon combinations, you can pull off all kinds of unique poses. Articulation-wise, a joint has been added on top of the standard SD Gundam range to let the arms raise upward — but it's a bit of a shame that the shoulder armor limits how far they can actually move, and the torso is fixed in place so there's no waist rotation.

Among the many SD Musha Gundam kits out there, this one stands out with a look that's a bit different from the rest. If you enjoy playing around with weapon combinations, this is definitely one worth checking out. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.